The Gossip: 'Standing In The Way Of Control'

Much as we've never bemoaned the lack of 15-stone lesbians in pop music, Beth Ditto is exactly what we've been waiting for.

Feisty, opinionated and not afraid to wax lyrical about the sexual appeal of Britney's shaven head, she's a great antidote to the tedious emo whiners we're having to put up with at the moment.

'Standing In The Way Of Control' is her band's firecracker: all chugging guitar riffs, soulful wailing and a chorus that packs the instant impact of a slap round the face. Even its thrice-hourly exposure on those ubiquitous Skins trailers hasn't dimmed its power.